Re: Crazy about Bannanas!!!!!

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Are the ones he's getting fully ripe with no green on them?

Jody

mom to -7 and -9

SCD 1/03

[Guest guest]

--Jody,

I try to make sure they have black spots, but when I buy them I hide

them to ripen and he may find them and eat them. Could it be

fenols? Could he be addicted to them ? If he does get them with

green on them doesn't it mean they have " sugar " in them and they

haven't changed over yet?

Thank,

In pecanbread , " Jody G. " wrote:

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> SCD 1/03

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I'm new here, but I just had to pipe in and relate that my 4 year old

son is the same way. I know for sure he is only getting super ripe

bannanas, but he wants them ALL the time. He would eat more than 5 a

day if I let him. We haven't been sugar eaters for almost 2 years now,

but he craves " sweetness " (his word) all the time. If he can't have

the bannanas (when I say they aren't ripe yet or when I say he's had

enough that day) he'll beg for a taste of honey. Maybe he just isn't

getting enough carbs? I wish I knew what the bannana obsession was all

about. :-)

-K, 30 yr old with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and possibly

Rheumatoid Arthritis; mom to 5.5 year old daughter, no symptoms or

health issues;

and to 4 year old son, loose stools and minor behavior issues;

All 3 of us have been SCD for 1 month.

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I wish I knew what the bannana obsession was all

> about. :-)

My son also craved (?) bananas early in the diet. I think it stopped

when we added nut butters. I don't know for sure, but I just think he

was hungry and bananas were quick, convenient--they were out in sight

and he could help himself--and his favorite food of the choices he had

available.

, mom to , age 10, ASD, SCD since 4-23-04

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In the unripe bananas, there is still starch. During the ripening

process, the starch is changed to single sugars.

As for the phenol issue, bananas are not high in salycilates.

Will he eat any other fruits?

I would have to say that ripe bananas taste the sweetest of all fruits

to me. Perhpas he just really like sweet foods.

I would try the " we only have 2 bananas " trick and hide the others.

Let him choose when during the day he'd like to have the " 2 " bananas

that you have. That way it gives him a sense of control (knowing that

he does get them), but it also gives a sense of closure knowing that

there are no others to be had.

Keep any extras hidden in a better place. (The top of your closet,

your sock drawer... anywhere he would never go looking for them.)

Each night after he's gone to bed, get 2 more out for the next day.

Jody

mom to -7 and -9

SCD 1/03

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[Guest guest]

" Maybe he just isn't getting enough carbs? "

Input a typical day's menu into fitday.com and see how many calories,

and grams of fat/carbs/protein he is getting.

That will help you to see if he needs more carbs (or even more

calories in general).

Jody

mom to -7 and -9

SCD 1/03

[Guest guest]

-Jody,

Thanks for all the advice. You are probably right! He just has

such a limited diet and bannanas must fill the need for sweetness.

Thanks,

-- In pecanbread , " Jody G. " wrote:

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> In the unripe bananas, there is still starch. During the ripening

> process, the starch is changed to single sugars.

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> As for the phenol issue, bananas are not high in salycilates.

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> Will he eat any other fruits?

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> I would have to say that ripe bananas taste the sweetest of all

fruits

> to me. Perhpas he just really like sweet foods.

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> I would try the " we only have 2 bananas " trick and hide the

others.

> Let him choose when during the day he'd like to have the " 2 "

bananas

> that you have. That way it gives him a sense of control (knowing

that

> he does get them), but it also gives a sense of closure knowing

that

> there are no others to be had.

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> Keep any extras hidden in a better place. (The top of your closet,

> your sock drawer... anywhere he would never go looking for them.)

> Each night after he's gone to bed, get 2 more out for the next day.

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> Jody

> mom to -7 and -9

> SCD 1/03

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